USGA

USGA AWARDS GRANTS
TOTALING NEARLY $1 MILLION

Colorado Springs, Colo. - The United States Golf Association has recently awarded 33 grants in 21 states totaling $947,183 through its "For the Good of the Game" program. The states receiving the most grants include California (3), Tennessee (3) and Pennsylvania (3).

Included in these recent grants was the first-ever USGA grant in the state of Alaska. The $30,000 grant will allow the Wrangell Golf Club to extend electric power lines to the golf course. The nine-hole course, with artificial greens and wood-chip fairways, hosts a junior golf program and instructional clinics for women and senior citizens. It is the only golf course for 200 miles south and 500 miles north of Wrangell, Alaska.

A complete list of all 33 grants is attached. For a detailed list of all 1999 grants, including program summaries and contact information, please visit our web site at www.usga.org/about/foundation/index.html. In the first eight months of 1999, the USGA Foundation Grants Program has awarded 104 grants totaling $2,789,843.

These grants target golf programs across the country serving the economically disadvantaged, the disabled and minorities, as well as the construction of facilities created to affordably introduce the game to new audiences.

These grants are part of the USGA's "For the Good of the Game" initiative, a 10-year, $50 million commitment to making golf more accessible and affordable.

In addition to financial support, the USGA Grants Program supports a diverse cross-section of grant recipients with continued assistance in the areas of public relations, fundraising, curriculum development, course access, fiscal planning, and general resources and information.

For more information on USGA Foundation Grants Program, contact the grants office at (719) 471-4810 or visit our web site at www.usga.org.

Organization State Grant Amount
Wrangell Golf Club Alaska $30,000
Southern California PGA Foundation, Inc. Calif. $20,000
Young Golfers of America Association Calif. $25,000
LAJCCC Foundation Calif. $60,000
Special Olympics International D.C. $23,750
Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, Inc. Fla. $35,000
City of Cedar Rapids Iowa $25,000
ABJ Community Services Ill. $30,000
Special Olympics Indiana Ind. $8,000
National FFA Foundation, Inc. Ind. $50,000
The Boys & Girls Club of Topeka Kan. $7,000
The Louisiana Open, Inc. La. $16,000
Massachusetts Golf Association Mass. $25,000
Black & White Boston Coming Together Mass. $50,000
Mississippi Athletic Foundation, Inc. Miss. $75,000
City of Great Falls Park & Recreation Mo. $5,000
Learning Assistance, Inc. N.C. $25,000
Champion for Kids, Inc. N.C. $20,000
The Arc of Monmouth N.J. $7,110
Renaissance Junior Golf, Inc. N.J. $50,000
Old Conchas Lake Golf and Improvement N.M. $7,415
Canyoncito Band of Navajos N.M. $20,658
Oklahoma State University Foundation Okla. $50,000
Schenely Golf Operating Corp. Pa. $18,000
Schenley Golf Operating Corp. Pa. $43,250
Junior Golf of N.E. Pennsylvania Pa. $9,000
Fairway Outreach S.C. $25,000
Knox Area Junior Golf Association Tenn. $75,000
Women's Tennessee Golf Association Tenn. $32,000
YMCA of Jackson Tenn. $12,000
Roaring Lambs Texas $10,000
Comal County Juvenile Residential Supervision... Texas $40,000
Park Falls Junior Golf Association, Inc. Wis. $18,000

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